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VBS Week

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Today kicked off VBS Week at church.  Makes for two busy weeks for me.  This year should be pretty easy going though since basically all I’m doing is leading the kids around to the right room.  No teaching this year.  Woot woot.

Emma felt like a magnet to me when we first got there.  She freaked out with so many people.  I finally had to leave her with her teacher and class and she cried.  They had to bring her to me and then promise to make butterflies or something.  She was fine though once she got to her room and seems excited to go back.  That’s the part that scares me about school for her.  It’s going to be a room full of strangers and she could freak. out.  I guess I should start praying it goes well.

Anyway, this week is basically going to be work and VBS. I did manage to wake up extra early this morning and get the day started before the girls woke up.  It made everything else go so much better.  Tomorrow I have L, the middle school girl from last summer, coming over to play with the girls so that should be helpful.

Other than that, I can’t imagine much of anything exciting happen this week.

Julian Drive

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I just found out about this band Julian Drive two weeks ago from my pastor.  Our church is known for southern gospel music.  Or at least has in the past.  The pastor is trying to offer something for the younger generation because he can see he’s losing them.  Especially since we don’t have a youth pastor right now. 

Well, he saw these guys in concert recently and has since scheduled them to come to our church at the beginning of next year.  I am really, really excited about it.  They are actually really cool.  If you know that song by Hoobastank "The Reason", they have a version of it as well.  I can not WAIT to hear that played live.

So tonight we had an initial kick off meeting with a group at the church to raise awareness about it and also get some pledges for them to come.  Also, we got a project manager type guy over it.  J is doing the accounting and I’m handling the advertising and "computer stuff". 

We’re actually now talking about doing this in the local high school auditorium now just because we think it could be a really, really big hit.  By then we should have our new youth pastor in place and it will be GREAT to start out with something big like this.

I’m free – at least for a little bit

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So today my Mom took off with the girls for their weekly Friday ritual around 11.  I had to go back into the office this afternoon for the meeting that was canceled 20 minutes before the meeting on Tuesday when I went in.  And what a bummer today was too because the meeting only lasted 20 minutes.  And that was a stretch.  Oh well.  It’s nice to get dressed up and get out of the house every once in awhile.

So when I got home this evening the kids were back but I think I spoke to soon about everyone being healthy around here.  Lexi’s had a slight fever since yesterday and as soon as I got home, she fell asleep while I rocked her in the recliner.  Scott went to work within 20 minutes of me being home.

Emma and I made pancakes and eggs for dinner since I forgot to put my roast in the crockpot this morning.  And she was so sweet.  She walks into the kitchen after we were done eating and says, "I love spending time with you."  Aw, melt my heart.

Well, my nephew called and was having a campfire and roasting hot dogs and wanted us to come over.  Since Lexi was still asleep and not feeling well, came and got Emma and will be bringing her back later. 

Scott cleaned the bathrooms today (we won’t discuss how I managed to get him to do that, but it’s probably not hard to guess…sorry, Heather), did the dishes and even folded laundry while I was at work.  So my house is on the way to being clean.  So here I am in a quiet, dark, somewhat clean house blogging.  Ah, the life.

The girls will be staying at home tonight instead of going to MILs like normal.  Our choir is hosting a yard sale and church tomorrow and MIL has to be there at 6.  She’s going to come get the kids around 10 and take the kids so then I can go help with the yard sale. 

Tomorrow is also Lexi’s 3rd birthday and since we have the party planned for next weekend and Scott is working again tomorrow night, I’m not sure if we’re really doing anything tomorrow.  So, no plans for the weekend really unlike the past few and I think I’m just fine with that.

Happy Labor Day

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Is that the right thing to say on Labor Day?  Happy Labor Day?  It works I guess.

‘Member last night I said I was going to catch up on some sleep?  That was around 9:30?  I went to sleep right after that and didn’t wake up until 11:15 today!!!  Woah, I haven’t slept that long probably in, well, 5 years.  Needless to say, I didn’t get the house cleaned this morning as planned.

We went and got the girls and had lunch at his mom and dad’s house.  Emma stayed over there to play with S and Lexi came home with us.  I was cleaning up and Scott was supposed to sit with Lexi in the recliner to put her to sleep for a nap but this is how I found him after coming out of the bedroom:

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 Scott asleep with two of Lexi’s blankies but no Lexi.  Thanks, babe. 

This is what I was working on in the bedroom this afternoon…

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My closet looked like it had thrown up.  I hadn’t put away any clothes fom the trip, my shoes were out, clean clothes were mixed in there I never put up before we left, my dry cleaning was still hanging, some clothes on hangers had fallen off, etc.  But this is after I finished:

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So Mom and Dad and Heather came over for dinner and swimming.  Turns out the water was pretty cold and dirty though and only Lexi really ended up swimming.  I think we’re closing it up for the summer tomorrow.  Scott has his surgery on Wednesday and the girls start preschool tomorrow so it seems like a good time.

So I think that catches us up.  Let me just say another note on this past weekend though.  This weekend we really did have a great time.  J&J were SO easy going and pretty much catered to anything we wanted to do and really it seemed to match up with what they wanted to do.  And ya’ll, I don’t think the four of us have felt like a family more than this weekend.  I felt it with me, Emma and Scott when we lived in Columbia.  That “we’re on our own now” kind of feeling but since Lexi was born, we haven’t really had that.  But this weekend was a first.  It felt so great.  I really felt like we were a family.  I don’t know if I can explain that in any other way but just wanted to say it felt great and we will definitely be doing more vacations/outings without family in the future.

At home this morning

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Instead of embarrassing Lexi and myself by letting her scratch her herself all morning in Sunday School, I opted to stay home with her.  Her rash does seem to be improving in the slightest way as I didn’t have to wake up through the night with her even though she slept with us.  I’ve also learned to change her as soon as she wets and wipe her with water and then dry her before putting a diaper back on.  The dr said it should be improved by tonight so I’m hoping.  I’m supposed to go into work tomorrow and I hope I don’t end up having to stay home to run interference.  Something about sick kids always wanting their mommy.

So today is the first Sunday service without St leading choir/worship.  I’m wondering how many people will sing in the choir and how the praise and worship will go.  Scott is not the best at giving scoop and J is not going to be there this morning either so we’ll see how much info I get.

 Crap – just a call that C is leaking fluid and she is in Wisconsin visiting family and was supposed to fly home today.  She’s only 23 weeks pregnant and had E at 28 weeks.  Please pray hard!

Officially gone

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St & Sh had their last day yesterday.  The dinner they had last night was pretty low-key.  No major speeches or tears or anything.  I really think they are ready to move on and although I’m not really ready for them to leave, I’m really happy for them. I still was tearing up last night leaving the church thinking about them leaving.  Especially after hearing the interview with the new prospect was not promising.  But I’m trying to trust that this is going to work out.